The Cathedral House Hotel is ideally placed close to the top of High Street and therefore is a little on the expensive side at £90 for a double room. The bar downstairs serves a range of beers (though no real ales) as well as food.

We were greeted by the friendly female member of the bar staff who checked us in.

Our room was on the second floor, up a spiral staircase, so please bear this in mind if you have luggage.

The room was spacious and in good decorative order with an en suite shower (which would benefit from a light directly above) and all the windows had secondary glazing which kept the noise down.

The Scottish breakfast, served in the downstairs bar, was also very good and was served with fresh coffee.

Our only, but very significant issue (raised with a member of staff at checkout) was with the bed. The mattress had seen better days which meant a less than perfect sleep.

Phew... I'm so glad we're not there anymore.

When we called to book, they sounded useless and disinterested (which should have been a huge hint) - they didn't even take our phone number. When we arrived our expectations were low and I am so sad to say that they weren't met.

The person behind the bar was surly and unfriendly. My wife suggested that she seemed like she was maybe having a bad day. The next day when we checked out we discovered that she must actually be having a bad life. The other person who vaguely helped us during our stay was dismissive and very keen to remove us from his presence. Lovely.

The rooms are up a lot of stairs. Lots. Really. That sort of thing wouldn't bother if it was good to get to the top. It isn't. Really. Actually, that's not quite true. The rooms are a good size, if quite well worn, and while not exactly dirty, they FEEL dirty. The bathroom actually IS just dirty and there is a smell. A sort of rotting meat odor. Presumably this is an environmentally friendly plan to encourage visitors to leave the bathroom quickly and thus conserve water. Sadly that isn't possible as it takes such a looong time for the hot water to travel up all of those stairs to the room.

The TV had no remote (or rather, it didn't have one anymore) and it's control panel was hanging comically. They didn't tell us that the restaurant would be closed when we checked in. Ohh... and the breakfast: It wasn't good. Poor choice, poor quality and really just poor.

Given the amount you're paying to stay here, it really is in no way worth it. For half the price, I might expect the dour looks and poor quality and thus not mind but honestly. 90 quid! I could buy a slab of rotten meat and rub it in my face for a lot less and then shower in the lovely rain that Scotland so readily provides.

The view is nice. Glasgow has a very lovely cathedral and the Necropolis is indeed cool. We liked the location, but we like to walk around.

Have you figured out that it isn't any good yet? Don't trust those who say it is.

I'm amused to see the range of reviews for this hotel. I would like to tell the world that I found the Cathedral House fantastic. I stayed there twice, with my husband, this October.

I'll admit it's a bit of a trip. We got lost walking from the bus station the first time we stayed there, but by our second visit we had the walk down. It's about a 15 minute walk from the main square/Queen's Street train station.

Once you get to the house, which is just gorgeous, you go into the bar and check in. The regular bar tender is such a trip! He didn't understand our American english and we couldn't understand his Scottish English, so we all had to talk very slowly and point. But he was a very sweet young man.

The stair case is very windy and steep, but broad.

Each time we stayed there we got a "Cathedral room," with a gorgeous view of the Cathedral laid out before us in several large windows.

Eating in the bar was fantastic -- they have a 1 lb of mussels you can buy that are so delicious and more than enough food for two.

The bar is also a locals hang out, which is always fun. There was a charming old Scots couple who would come in daily and tease the bar tenders and the owners, and who were very friendly to chat with.

When I phoned to make the reservation, they didn't sound professional. When I arrived, the bathroom was dirty! The corridor had a smell and the hairdryer was in 3 pieces, with a note that you shouldn't touch it!
I cancelled the booking, paid 25 pounds, was treated very unfriendly, but found a nice, cleaner place to stay...